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On TV and job, instructor rates because she relates
Lynette Collins, an instructor for GCU, was honored nationally by a teachers’ organization and appeared on a Netflix series. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau Few are better suited than Lynette Collins to...
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Students, professors made grade despite pandemic
GCU students performed well this spring despite unexpectedly having to finish the semester in an online learning environment. In fact, ground students’ completion success rate — the percentage of...
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GCU students fill growing behavioral health jobs
Miranda Diaz got a job two days before her GCU graduation in the growing behavioral health field. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau It was a worrisome time for Miranda Diaz. She returned home to Texas in...
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How GCU practicums became missions of goodwill
By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau Dr. Kimberly Grigg’s counseling practicum students faced a dilemma. They were assigned to schools for their graduate-level field experience hours that soon closed after...
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The gift of counseling with faith
Integrating faith with counseling was the subject of a Grand Canyon University webinar on June 25. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau Historically, tension separates psychology and religion. But today there...
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Students create plans for police-community relations
Cornel Stemley’s Justice Studies class at GCU gave students the chance to create plans that could help police departments avoid the racial issues they face today. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau The...
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Training global counselors in troubled times
By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau Part of Grand Canyon University’s mission is to prepare students to become global citizens. In the same way, it’s vital for students in Clinical Mental Health Counseling,...
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Counselors face their own pandemic stress
Working at home can be an added stressor during the pandemic. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau You might not be out of work, emotionally charged at a protest or checked into intensive care, but these past...
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Faculty are plugged in for online, blended learning
By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau Teachers have been doing their homework over the summer. A series of trainings to help Grand Canyon University ground faculty execute a strategic plan for using different...
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Advocacy and counseling go hand in hand
Counselors must “know how to positively and constructively advocate for and with their clientele who may be experiencing discrimination, oppression and racial injustice,” GCU adjunct instructor Ron...
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GCU task force made fall plan a care package
GCU Resident Directors show signs of their excitement about students returning to campus this fall. Editor’s note: Reprinted from the August 2020 issue of GCU Magazine. To read the digital version,...
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On-campus students will be well-grounded online
GCU’s quick and successful transition to an online format was made possible by its strong history in virtual learning. Editor’s note: This story is reprinted from the August issue of GCU Magazine. To...
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Social work educators master lessons in diversity
A diverse group of faculty was assembled for the new Master of Social Work program. Seventh in a nine-part series spotlighting each GCU college as the fall semester begins. By Mike Kilen GCU News...
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Communications major gets project on the board
Heather Davenport, a Communications and Marketing major, used her skills over the summer by creating a campaign for homebound seniors that ended up on a billboard. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau Heather...
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Students commemorate Constitution/Citizenship Day
GCU News Bureau Thursday is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, which commemorates the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and efforts by many to become U.S. citizens. GCU students take...
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From foster care to GCU grad: Carter defied the odds
Jacqueline Carter (center) is joined at her graduation celebration by Mike Faust (left), Director of the Arizona Department of Child Safety, and Noah Wolfe, GCU’s Director of Alumni Relations. By...
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GCU student fights wildfires with his own inner fire
GCU student Christian Simmons heads into one of the summer’s raging wildfires. By Mike Kilen GCU News Bureau The Bush Fire was raging in June across the Tonto National Forest south of Payson, Ariz. It...
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Faculty Focus: Dr. Daniel Kaufmann
DR. DANIEL KAUFMANN College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dr. Daniel Kaufmann Title: Online Full-Time Faculty Years at GCU: 3 Academic degrees: Ph.D. – Counselor Education & Supervision with...
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Students give an A+ to return of in-person classes
Saruta Tantisirikulchorn and Daniel Castillo take part in a physics class. Staff report Photos by David Kadlubowski GCU News Bureau Dr. Jen Santos wasn’t sure what to expect from her English 105...
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